EMERGENCY: in the event of a life-threatening emergency that requires immediate medical or law enforcement attention, go to the nearest Hospital Emergency Room and/or Dial 911 or call the Rice University Police Department/Rice EMS at 713-348-6000.
- If you have an urgent concern about yourself or another student’s mental health, please call the Rice Counseling Center at 713-348-3311 (24/7)
National/International Emergency Resources
- Crisis Text Line: Texting “HOME” to 741-741
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 for TTY or text “LOVEIS” to 22522
- National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
- The TransLifeline: (877) 565-8860
- The Trevor Project, LGBTQ Youth Crisis Line: 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 678678
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 6674
- International Association for Suicide Prevention – Resources: Crisis Centers: www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/
Houston Area Emergency Resources:
- Crisis Intervention Houston: 713-HOTLINE / (713) 468-5463
- Harris Center COVID-19 Mental Health Support Line: (832) 251-7544
- Houston Police Department: (713) 884-3131
- HPD Mental Health Unit: (713) 970-4664
- Methodist Hospital:(713) 893-0781
- Mobile Crisis Outreach Team: (713) 970-7520
Other Houston Area Resources:
- Alcohol and drug rehab centers in Houston, Texas
- Baylor Teen Health Clinic: 713-873-3601
- Bo’s Place | Bereavement Center: 713-942-8339
- Houston Area Women’s Center: 713-528-7273 (24/7)
- Houston Eating Recovery Center: 713-589-8638
- Houston Galveston Institute: 713-526-8390
- Legacy Community Health - Montrose Clinic Services: 832-548-5100
- The Council on Recovery Counseling: 713-942-4100
- the Montrose Center: 713-529-0037 (24/7)
Grief Support Resources:
- Bo’s Place - free bereavement and grief resource, both for those who are grieving and those supporting others through grief: https://www.bosplace.org/en/
- Resource library for readings regarding grief across a spectrum: https://www.bosplace.org/en/resource-library/
- Alexander Jewish Family Services - Offer grief support groups and individual counseling, as well as other mental health services:
https://www.alexanderjfs.org/services/bmhs/counseling/grief-loss - Grief Recovery Houston - Offers grief therapy specialists: www.griefrecoveryhouston.com/
- Religious Organizations - The link here is for a page that lists many faith-based grief support groups for multiple denominations: https://www.griefshare.org/countries/us/states/tx/cities/houston
- Actively Moving Forward: grief program for adolescents: https://healgrief.org/actively-moving-forward/
- Rice Campus Faith-based resources: Campus Ministries: https://studentcenter.rice.edu/student-activities/club-resources/joint-campus-ministries
- Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center: offer groups and workshops for campuses in the wake of traumatic events: https://www.spiritualityandhealth.org/ghhc